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Chicago, University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center, Ms. 931

Collection:

Goodspeed Manuscript Collection

Institution:

University of Chicago Library

Repository:

Special Collections Research Center

Settlement:

Chicago

Country:

United States

Region:

Illinois

Manuscript Identifier:

Ms. 931

Alternate Identifier:

Goodspeed Ms. Grk. 37

Manuscript Title:

New Testament. Revelation

Origin Date:

17th century

Material:

Paper

Language:

ell

Dimensions:

216 x 150 mm

Provenance:

Belonged to Parthenios of Larissa (d. 18th cent.), a Thessalian Metropolitan, his colophon (fol. 1r). Belonged also to Elizabeth Day McCormick (1874-1957), who purchased the manuscript ca. 1932 in Paris, France from an unknown book dealer. Two unsigned and undated prayers (fol. 194r), the second of which (inside circular device) petitions the Trinity to protect the devout reader, the writer, and the owner of this book.